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October 22, 2007

Really Stupid Boat Names

A few weeks ago, I asked for submissions for the Stupidest Boat Names and I was not disappointed. These are beauties. Thank You! This would not of course had been possible without the support of the awesome Scuttlebutt.

I have tried to categorize them and they have been unscientifically grouped in a totally subjective way that made sense to me after a few beers. I haven't figured my 3 favorites yet but when I do the submitters get CDs of the Top 10 Sailing Songs.

The original list, culled from several web sites, is in the extended posts. If you have any other names to suggest, I will happily add them. Here they are:

Clever"Maid of Plywood""DILLIGAFF" which stands for Do I look like I give a flying f...."If it doesn't come when you call it, why name it" (An Olympic Trial Finn)"Weazel" with a tender called "One Eye""Change Order" and the dinghy named: "original contract" "WOFTAM" waste of f'n time and money!"Miss America" (Nothing as embarrassing as calling into the race committee to get a slip and saying, Race Committee, this is Miss America" or having to wear the shirts!)"Time and Money" "Head First""Sea Cup" (Skippered by a woman)"Runs With Scissors""Support the Right to Arm Bears "

Relationships "Don't tell the wife" How about that on a Mayday? Mayday, Mayday, Don't tell the wife!"Alternative Girlfriend""Mom's Mink""FUJIMO" - (F___ You Jane, I'm Moving Out ..."She Got the House""Pissed N Broke"

I am not making this upThere was a yacht at the Arun Yacht Club called "Passing Wind." About 10 miles to the west is the Looe Passage, around SDelsey Bill, West Sussex. A crew member was hit by the boom,and the owner called out the coastguard. "What is your name and position?" "We are Passing Wind, in the Looe"

Top 10 Stupid Boat Names

A while ago, I came across the Top 10 Boat Names according to Boat US. Many of them are plain stupid, not least the #1 boat name, Aquaholic. Pu-lease!

In doing a bit of digging around, I found some other dumb names for a boat. Panbo had some great ones like the one pictured here. Imagine calling Mayday on your VHF in this boat.

Bernie Ebbers, the jailed former CEO of Worldcom's yacht was called Aquasition. He deserved time for that alone.

I thought it might be a good wide to come up with the top 10 Stupidest Boat names.

Comments

Hilarious. I have to admit that my favorite is "If it doesn't come when you call it, why name it".

Reminds me for some reason of a certain well-known Laser sailor who had a dog named Skipper. Whenever he entered a regatta and on the registration form there was a box for "Name of Skipper" he always wrote... SKIPPER.

"Something witty and original" was one of the best I'd heard, but it was trumped by two of my friends who entered a laser event in their respective fleets and changed their own names rather than their boats.

Much confusion ensued as the committee tried to locate Ray Dialrig and Stan Dardrig in the dinghy park.

"Something witty and original" was one of the best I'd heard, but it was trumped by two of my friends who entered a laser event in their respective fleets and changed their own names rather than their boats.

Much confusion ensued as the committee tried to locate Ray Dialrig and Stan Dardrig in the dinghy park.

best one i ever saw was a boat i almost bought. it was a flying11 and the bloke who was tryin to sell it was a mate of mine who spent most of his time in the piss. so he painted the bottem part of the hull which was under water bright yellow and called it 'sunny side up'

Used to go with a friend out of Gainesville, Fl. We usually launched the boat at Cedar Key, Fl or Suwannee, Fl. The name of the boat was/is "Wet Dream". It was always a fishing trip offshore in the Gulf of Mexico.

Some funny boat names I've seen... Key of Sea, Time Thief, Dilligaf (do I look like I give a f---), Hard Drive, Lawn Dart, and Aquadisiac. The first two are powerboats - the others are all sailboats of varying lengths.